Obituaries from September 2013

Brad Michael Davis, 61, of Boise, passed away on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Jason Tod Richmond, 32, of Utah, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, from an auto accident. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Elmer Ireland, 85, of Mountain Home, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at a Boise care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Paul Wilbur Erwin, 81, of Mountain Home, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Josephine Eichelberger, 85, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Avis J. Simmonds, 95, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sept. 4, 2013, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Brad Michael Davis died peacefully in his sleep Aug. 30, 2013, in Boise. A gathering of family and friends will be held at a later date. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. He was born to Gene and Shirley Davis on June 15, 1952, in Merced, Calif...

Elmer W. Ireland, 85, of Prairie, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at a Boise care center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Elmer was born July 20, 1928, in Boise, the son of Pete and Mary Ireland...

Our loving mother, Avis J. Simmonds, 95, passed away on Sept. 4, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. at the Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home on Saturday, Sept.14. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Kenneth I. Barney, 80, of Burns, Ore., formerly of Owyhee, Nev., passed away on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at a Reno, Nev., hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Donna Marie Venable, our Mom, our Nana, passed peacefully surrounded by the love of her whole family. She was born Oct. 14, 1939, in Fallon, Nev., to Bluford and Margaret Nickles. With an older and younger brother, mom spent her early years in Missouri...

Thomas Patrick Carpenter, 36, formerly of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Sept. 2, 2013. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Shoshone Cemetery in Shoshone, Idaho, at 3 p.m.

Eugenia "Jean" Lasuen, 94, of Mountain Home, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at St. Luke's Elmore in Mountain Home. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a rosary immediately following at 6 p.m., also at Rost Funeral Home...

Troy Gene Denny, 78, died peacefully at his home in Mountain Home, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. He was born on Oct. 2, 1934, in Ainsworth, Neb. Troy moved to Mountain Home in May of 1994 after retiring from Las Vegas Dodge and worked for Hawley's Texaco...

Rick Hipwell, 55, of Grand View, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 13, 2013, with his family by his side, following a long illness. Services will be conducted on Friday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand View. ...

Retha A. Works, 74, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in a Gooding Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Violet Floyd, 83, a resident of Gooding, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at her home in Gooding. Violet was born on April 7, 1930 ,in Declo, Idaho, one of twin daughters born to Alford and Clara Dalton. She was raised and educated in King Hill where she attended school through the eighth grade...

Lottye Carolyn Montrose, 89, died on Sept. 14, 2013, at Avamere Care Center in Boise, from natural causes. She was born March 12, 1924, in McKenzie, Tenn. However, she always said her life didn't begin until she met Owen, the love of her life. They met in Washington, D.C., while they were serving in the Navy. ...

Virginia M. Bowman, 76, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on Sept. 19, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Henry "Roy" LeRoy Allen, 83, of King Hill, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at a Gooding hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

On Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, Retha A. Works passed into the spirit world and the world we all know has lost a wonderful soul. She left behind many family and friends who adored her to join all of her family and friends waiting for her. Do not morn her passing but rejoice in her life and faith in all things good...

Keith Joseph Chamberlain, 80, of Emmett, Idaho, passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at his home near Emmett. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Potter Funeral Chapel in Emmett. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at the Letha LDS Church. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Ben Lomond Cemetery in Ogden, Utah...

Henry LeRoy "Roy" Allen, 83, of King Hill, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at a Gooding hospital. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Amy Sue Klein, 46, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on Sept. 25, 2013, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Virginia M. Bowman, 76, of Mountain Home passed away at her home on Sept. 19, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, and an inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Shawn Michael Olsen of Glenns Ferry died on Sept. 24, 2013, at the age of 55. A celebration of Shawn's life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, at the Moose Hall in Glenns Ferry. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Vera Andrews, age 72 of Glenns Ferry, passed away at her home on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Verna "Swede" E. Thorpe, 86 of Mountain Home, passed away Sept. 25, 2013, at a Mountain Home care center. Per her request, no services will be held. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Swede was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Tacoma, Wash., to Lawrence and Pearl Smith. Swede moved to Idaho at the age of five years old and attended schools in Jerome...